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Investment Associate
For a large, established, international Private Equity investment company which is looking to expand its fund investment team in the Benelux we are looking for an Investment Associate. The company focus on investments in businesses where they can support growth and change. In partnering with, businesses and management teams get access to more than just capital – they work together to generate ideas on how to take a business forward and act as a catalyst for delivering change.
The company has the capability to commit over £100m of equity to a single investment from their fund and in partnership with their limited partners they could commit far more should a portfolio company require that through the life of an investment.
They typically make majority investments over periods of three to seven years in the business services, consumer and industrials sectors. They are flexible about the situations they target, and have extensive experience supporting management buyouts, corporate carve outs, growth equity, special situations and management succession.
The company seeks investments where it can support change to substantially grow profits:
Driving revenue growth
The company is committed to helping its investee companies grow providing both expertise and capital. They have a long track record of investing in capex and acquisitions and also brings huge experience of strategic growth initiatives in product innovation, applying technology, sales and marketing, data optimisation and utilisation, as well as market / geographic expansion.Driving Efficiencies
The company has a proven track record supporting companies achieve cost leadership through investment in state of the art procurement, operations and financial management.Management Development
The company is committed to support its portfolio companies develop ever stronger management teams able to deliver the ambitious goals they set themselves. They provide deep expertise and relationships in assessment, professional development and recruitment to its portfolio companies.Openness to sectors / businesses in little known or unfashionable sectors
The companies culture is to reject preconceived ideas or received wisdom and to instead build a detailed understanding of each business / market it invests in from the bottom up. They are not put off by business models or sectors currently not favoured by other PE firms or where there is a history of underperformance or financial distress as long as we understand a clear path to substantial value creation.Willingness to accept transaction complexity
The company is happy to work through challenging transactional situations to make an investment. And is willing to try to accommodate vendors including founders who may have specific and untypical requirements.Job Description
The Investment Associate will focus on screening and executing new deals within the Benelux. You will also be involved within other deals across Europe and work close across a number of international offices. The company is looking for an extraordinary performer who has already mastered financial, analytical. accounting and research skills through personal investing, academic work and professional experience.Responsibilities
- Investment research;
- Financial analysis, valuation, and modeling;
- Commercial assessment;
- Investment memos;
- Industry and competitive analysis;
- Drafting of memoranda for internal and external use;
- Assistance in the execution and financing of transactions;
- Monitoring the portfolio companies;
- Relationship management
Qualifications
The company seeks to hire individuals who are intelligent, have an excellent attention to detail and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition to the successful candidate should have:- 3 - 5 years’ experience in private equity, consulting or investment banking
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills – oral and written
- Resourcefulness and thoroughness in conducting financial analytics, research
- Strong Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Good project management skills with the ability to multi-task
- Strong compelling and concise presentations skills
- Dutch not a requirement, but impeccable verbal and written English is a must
- Strong work ethic, self-motivated
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